Masters of the Veil By Daniel A Cohen

 

Masters of the Veil By Daniel A Cohen
Masters of the Veil: Book One of the Veil Trilogy - Daniel Cohen, Daniel A. Cohen
Life can't get much better for Sam Lock. Popular, good-looking, and with a future as a professional football player. every guy at Stanton High School wishes he were Sam. That is, until his championship football game, when Sam accidentally links with an ancient source of energy known as the Veil and reveals his potential to become a powerful sorcerer. Sam is whisked off to Atlas Crown, a community of sorcerers who utilize the Veil as a part of everyday life. Once there, he trains beside a mute boy who speaks through music, an eternal sage who's the eyes and ears of the Veil, and a beautiful girl who's pretty sure Sam's an idiot. As it becomes clear Sam's meant for power magic-the most feared and misunderstood form of sorcery-people beyond Atlas Crown learn of his dangerous potential. An exiled group of power sorcerers are eager to recruit Sam, believing that he is destined to help them achieve their long-held goal. If they succeed, they could bring about the downfall of not only Atlas Crown. but all humankind Paperback, 300 pages Published March 1st 2012 by Spencer Hill Press
ISBN 1937053024 (ISBN13: 9781937053024)
Football, magic and more

Characters: Although the story follows Sam. I dare you to read this book and not want to mention the mute boy when describing this book to your friends, Gilssandro has a horn and can only communicate through music using the horn. Another important role is Sam's mentor May. Very intuitive and there are a lot of sessions between them that gets the story rolling and the world building more solid.

Writing: A very imaginative fantasy read. There are a lot of different creatures and magic and the world of the veil is interesting. The pacing of the novel was steady and worked well along with the events that occurred, there was nothing that the reader is unable to follow easily. The plot unravels and gives the reader just enough at the right time.

Story: Although there is a lot of magic and interesting creatures in this alien like world, the story really focuses on Sam and the emotions he feels as he experiences the different events. He has an variety emotions doubts, temptations, mistakes, successes, impulsiveness, and anger. Some are easier for him to over come than others, but it brings into the story a heart. The struggles that he endures are very real and were not easily overcome.

Originality I think this story was completely original. This is my first venture into a story where the main character has such a passion for football. There is not a lot of the actual sport of football (the usage here is of the American game and not soccer) but as Sam's main focus in his life at this point was focusing on his future as a football player, there are several references to that part of his life throughout the story. The main focus is on the people of the Veil and strengthening his magic, as he is the key to them overpowering the sorcery people

Krista's Review : It did take me a little bit to warm up to the main character and the speed in which the events happened in the beginning of this story. I think that the magical creatures and the world, along with the main character's unwillingness to concede to his position was unique. I found him stubborn and he is so emotionally torn between what his future has in store is so true to our human sides that it was hard not to understand his position. He was in a mind set, ready to move on from high school and go to college and play football, but it's all taken away so suddenly and his introduction to Atlas Crown so grand and fantastical that his indecisiveness is very expected and although was hard to read about at times, is really something we would all do when faced with such a dramatic change so fast.


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